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Nirmal Baba is a household name in India. Strong Morals and belief in god, irrespective of any religion seem to form basis of all this advises. Nirmal Baba is not a preacher. Nirmal Baba points out the mistakes or wrong doings in his devotees lives so that they can rectify mistakes and achieve greater success in life |
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'''Nirmal Baba''' is a self proclaimed [[Godman (Hindu ascetic)|godman]] and spiritual leader known for his public discourses and is followed in several parts of India. Nirmal Baba alias Nirmaljeet Singh Narula came to limelight following several allegations of cheating and fraud against him in several states.<ref name="nirmalfraudup">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Cheating--fraud-cases-against-Nirmal-Baba-in-UP/938268/p|title=Cheating, fraud cases against Nirmal Baba in UP|date=2012-04-18|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=26 April 2012|location=Ghaziabad}}</ref> He is currently under investigations by police of various states after several of his followers registered cases of cheating against him in numerous cities of India.<ref name=toi_baba>{{cite news|title=Nirmal Baba's disciples booked for forgery|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Nirmal-Babas-disciples-booked-for-forgery/articleshow/12688532.cms|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=Apr 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=As his 'stock' falls, Nirmal Baba asks supporters to take on detractors| url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-nirmal-baba-urges-devotees-to-narrate-experiences-to-tv-channels-3113614.html}}</ref> |
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|birth_name = Nirmaljeet Singh Narula |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Nirmal Baba, former name Nirmaljit Singh Nirula, was born in 1952 in [[Samana, India]], near [[Patiala]], Punjab is the youngest of two brothers and three sisters |
Nirmal Baba, former name Nirmaljit Singh Nirula, was born in 1952 in [[Samana, India]], near [[Patiala]], Punjab is the youngest of two brothers and three sisters His brother Manjit |
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Singh lives in [[Ludhiana]]. Among his three sisters, eldest is dead, one of them is married to former [[Jharkhand]] assembly speaker and BJP MP Inder Singh Namdhari, while the third sister lives in Delhi. In 1970, after the murder of his father, Nirmaljit Singh moved to Daltonganj, Jharkhand in 1970. |
Singh lives in [[Ludhiana]]. Among his three sisters, eldest is dead, one of them is married to former [[Jharkhand]] assembly speaker and BJP MP Inder Singh Namdhari, while the third sister lives in Delhi. In 1970, after the murder of his father, Nirmaljit Singh moved to Daltonganj, Jharkhand in 1970. |
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Nirmaljit Singh began his brick kiln business in 1981. However, he suffered losses and following this, he started a cloth shop but again he failed in his venture |
Nirmaljit Singh began his brick kiln business in 1981. However, he suffered losses and following this, he started a cloth shop but again he failed in his venture He married Sushma, the daughter of Dilip Singh Bagga, a resident of Daltonganj. He has a son and a daughter. Narula, a father of two, was a failed business man in the 1970s and disappeared from the scene in the early 1980s. He is supposed to have acquired his divine powers then |
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==Nirmal Darbar== |
==Nirmal Darbar== |
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''Nirmal Darbar'' is the name of the paid televised show corresponding to each public meeting of Baba. This show is currently broadcast by approximately 40 different channels including [[AXN]], [[TV Asia]], [[Star News]], [[SAB TV]] and |
''Nirmal Darbar'' is the name of the paid televised show corresponding to each public meeting of Baba. This show is currently broadcast by approximately 40 different channels including [[AXN]], [[TV Asia]], [[Star News]], [[SAB TV]] and moreDuring these ''Darbars'', he makes public appearances and converses with aggrieved devotees who usually narrate their personal, social or financial worries to him.A mumbai based junior artist has recently claimed that baba pays money to his people for asking questions who sit in the crowd as his followers during the "Nirmal Darbars He then, advises them on those issues publicly and suggests solutions. All the ''Samagam'' meetings have tickets at{{INR convert|2000}} |
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==Allegations of fraud== |
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'Nirmal Darbar' a trust <ref>{{cite news|last=Sharif|first=Aslan|title=Nirmal Baba is media struck {{!}} His ferry seems to be sinking post tv interview|url=http://www.pardaphash.com/news/nirmal-baba-is-media-struck-his-ferry-seems-to-be-sinking-post-tv-interview/690969.html|accessdate=24 April 2012|newspaper=Parda Phash|date=14 April 2012}}</ref> and spiritual program run by Nirmal Baba came under media and legal attacks because of its allegedly fraudulent activities and for charging exorbitant sums of money from people claiming to solve their problems with the help of self proclaimed "divine powers" and solutions by eating certain things like rabdi, pani-puri etc.<ref>http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-nirmal-babas-disciple-registered-complaint-in-court-hearing-on-1st-may-3123890.html</ref> Soon after the media criticism, his [[Facebook]] page was flooded with comments from supporters and fans. Later it was revealed that those followers were also fake and paid for.<ref name=nirmal>{{cite news|title=More disclosures put Nirmal Baba in tight spot|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/more-disclosures-put-nirmal-baba-in-tight-spot_769932.html|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=Zee news}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Selling spirituality: 'Fraud' Nirmal Baba has fake followers too|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-fraud-nirmal-baba-has-fake-followers-too-3125750.html|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar|date=17 April 2012}}</ref> A couple from Ludhiana, Baba's home town also filed a police complaint against him for duping them financially.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nirmal Baba cheated on us: couple from Ludhiana|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/28651-Nirmal%20Baba%20cheated%20us:%20Ludhiana%20couple|publisher=Star News|accessdate=14 April 2012}}</ref> Following the media uproar and fall in popularity, Baba moved the [[Delhi High Court]] against a website called Indijobs and an unknown [[HubPages|hubber]]. The court ruled in his favor and ordered for the defamatory content to be pulled down till the next hearing. It also asked to reveal the hubber's identity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Prakash|first=Satya|title=New Delhi Nirmal baba moves HC against site|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Nirmal-baba-moves-HC-against-site/Article1-840760.aspx|accessdate=15 April 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=14 April 2012}}</ref> During further investigations, as revealed on 15 April 2012, Nirmal Baba had invested the donations collected in his ''samagam'' and ''daswant'' into buying a hotel worth {{INR convert|30|c}} in [[Greater Kailash]] area of [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nirmal Baba used donations to buy hotelfor bussiness |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/nirmal-baba-used-donations-to-buy-hotel_770086.html|publisher=Zee news|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref> Nirmal Baba was involved in mining of [[Kyanite]] from Jyoti Hill, [[Jharkhand]] in 1998-1999.<ref>{{cite news|title='Nirmal Baba fled without paying house rent'|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/nirmal-baba-fled-without-paying-house-rent_770236.html|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref> After another round of investigations on April 16, 2012, cases of Nirmal Baba's disciples being involved in forgery worth {{INR convert|1.7|c}} emerged in Ludhiana.<ref name=punjab /><ref>{{cite news|title=Nirmal Baba's disciples booked for forgery|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Nirmal-Babas-disciples-booked-for-forgery/articleshow/12688532.cms|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=17 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=PTI|title=Case lodged against Nirmal Baba disciples for forgery|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/case-lodged-against-nirmal-baba-disciples-for-forgery/986447.html|accessdate=17 April 2012|newspaper=IBN Live|date=April 16, 2012}}</ref> |
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==Benefits of attending Samagam== |
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Although specific advice to each of his devotee might vary with each devotee, some of the common advises to all devotees are: |
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1) Follow any religion but respect all. |
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2) Not to hurt other individuals or animals for that matter. |
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3) Makes them realize the importance of good deeds or good Karma |
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4) God is one, irrespective of any religion you follow. |
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5) Nirmal Baba makes people realize god. |
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6) Keep away for superstitions |
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7) Care for the animals, birds & surrounding environment in general. |
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8) Respect your parents. |
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Revision as of 01:46, 2 May 2012
Nirmal Baba is a household name in India. Strong Morals and belief in god, irrespective of any religion seem to form basis of all this advises. Nirmal Baba is not a preacher. Nirmal Baba points out the mistakes or wrong doings in his devotees lives so that they can rectify mistakes and achieve greater success in life
Life
Nirmal Baba, former name Nirmaljit Singh Nirula, was born in 1952 in Samana, India, near Patiala, Punjab is the youngest of two brothers and three sisters His brother Manjit Singh lives in Ludhiana. Among his three sisters, eldest is dead, one of them is married to former Jharkhand assembly speaker and BJP MP Inder Singh Namdhari, while the third sister lives in Delhi. In 1970, after the murder of his father, Nirmaljit Singh moved to Daltonganj, Jharkhand in 1970.
Nirmaljit Singh began his brick kiln business in 1981. However, he suffered losses and following this, he started a cloth shop but again he failed in his venture He married Sushma, the daughter of Dilip Singh Bagga, a resident of Daltonganj. He has a son and a daughter. Narula, a father of two, was a failed business man in the 1970s and disappeared from the scene in the early 1980s. He is supposed to have acquired his divine powers then
Nirmal Darbar
Nirmal Darbar is the name of the paid televised show corresponding to each public meeting of Baba. This show is currently broadcast by approximately 40 different channels including AXN, TV Asia, Star News, SAB TV and moreDuring these Darbars, he makes public appearances and converses with aggrieved devotees who usually narrate their personal, social or financial worries to him.A mumbai based junior artist has recently claimed that baba pays money to his people for asking questions who sit in the crowd as his followers during the "Nirmal Darbars He then, advises them on those issues publicly and suggests solutions. All the Samagam meetings have tickets at₹2,000 (US$24)
Benefits of attending Samagam
Although specific advice to each of his devotee might vary with each devotee, some of the common advises to all devotees are: 1) Follow any religion but respect all. 2) Not to hurt other individuals or animals for that matter. 3) Makes them realize the importance of good deeds or good Karma 4) God is one, irrespective of any religion you follow. 5) Nirmal Baba makes people realize god. 6) Keep away for superstitions 7) Care for the animals, birds & surrounding environment in general. 8) Respect your parents.